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Beef Recall Isn't the Worst News for Burger Lovers
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 30) -- Labor Day barbecues across the country might be a little leaner on the beef this year, as yet another recall of burger patties reminds consumers that potentially lethal dangers could be lurking in what they're flipping on the grill. Cargill Meat, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturing firm, is recalling 8,500 pounds of ground beef sold through BJ's Wholesale Club locations across the eastern United States. Three people have already fallen ill with E. coli, and health authorities are warning that much of the contaminated meat is still sitting in home freezers. Of course, this is only ...
Recall Alert: 1 Million Pounds of Ground Beef
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 6) -- Hold off on the barbecue plans. A California meat company is recalling 1 million pounds of ground beef patties and bulk ground beef, due to concerns over E. coli. What, exactly, is being recalled? Ground beef produced by the Valley Meat Co. from October 2009 to January 2010. The beef was distributed in California, Texas, Oregon and Arizona and to other countries. Recalled products are numbered "EST. 8268." And take note: the company's frozen "soy patties" are also being recalled. The recalled products have codes between 01210 and 27509. Why is it being recalled? So far, ...
Recall Alert: About 40,000 Lbs of Ground Beef in California, New York
By Mara Gay - Politics DailyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled nearly 40,000 pounds of ground beef in the past two days. Inspectors fear that 35,000 pounds of beef sent to stores in California and 3,700 pounds of beef in the New York area may be contaminated with E. coli. What exactly is being recalled? It's 35,000 pounds of ground beef from the South Gate Meat Co., a meat distributor in Southern California, and 3,700 pounds of ground beef from Crown I Enterprises Inc. on New York's Long Island. Why? Inspectors found E. coli bacteria in the meat, and the USDA has classified both recalls as Class I ...
Can You Trust Your Burger?
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyWith the exception of the vegetarians among us, most of us love to sink our teeth into a big, juicy, beef burger now and then. Perhaps we are satisfying some primal desire when we do this. Apparently, we may also taking a big gamble with our health. On Sunday, the New York Times ran a front-page, above-the-fold story about a 22-year-old dance instructor named Stephanie Smith who suffered severe E. coli poisoning in 2007 after eating a hamburger that her mother had grilled. According to the story, the food poisoning "ravaged her nervous system and left her paralyzed." It's unlikely that she ...
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